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Chapel Hill Theaters Say Yes; Durham Theater Says No
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KHIUY judge and ncc
PEAK — Judge Jn«iilU Kidd
of PhUadalpbia was
’ikaln -ipcakar «t North Caro-
• MHa Collog* Sunday in ob-
'.ikrtranco o{ *Co«d Wookand.
Tha notad juriit, who Ito Judga
of tha County Court of PMla-
dalphia, it shown abova with
NCC Daan of Woman, Miia
Louisa M. Latham.
lhapel Hill Movies Open to All;
Theatre Won't Negotiate
rwDMiiiuiULnns
^ ICHAPEL HILL—While raem-
of the Durham NAAiCP
JUti' atill bickering with the
^iinageihent of the Carolina
Skater in an effort to end racial
#l|[tregation at that theater, the
;AtMar theater in this town this
I took a* step forward and
iiti-^pped its racial bars.
:llMageraent of the Carolina
,mi^ter in Chapel HUl this week
announced that they would ad-
11^4 • ftU persons to the theater
J»|a^ess of race. They joined
Yarsity Theater here which
e5 open to all for several
aapouncement of the
Son thus ended several
of prots9^g by UMC
,,.j I in chapu |unr
: , picketing began in 11W0
Mid climaxed-with a letter from
t’wnmlttee to Open Theaters
lb the management of the
last month requesting
ihi} the theater be opened.
, pif letter stated that_J^_.®®
attn^ctory results were attained
1^., March 15, the group would
tlUjtaic picketing. '
iOn, jviday, the management
Ct^itoe theater notified ihe Com-
that tie theater policy
ml
been changed.
Theater Intes^rated^
Following^ Stand-In
Approximataly ,14 N a g f a
■tudanti fUppad past CaioUna
Thaatar ushars Wadaaaday
night and inlagratad tba Du(>
ham movia housa fat Ilia
first tima.
This- incidant oama aftar ra
hour long stand-in stagad- by
nearly -1,000 Nagio studai^
at tha thaatar outdoor box -d-
fica. Whan tha bm afftca
was movad insida tha hAby.
Nagro studants moyad. Inkda,
and soma, wha tod baa* gtvaa
Hfikats iuUaf '^
ms.,
"rrP
Usaatlv,
Tba actioa cfma faIlB«cinp
a braak-down in nagollafiaw
batwaan tha Durham y«!idli
NAACP and thaatar managa-
mant. -
The Youth anff COH^
ters of the NAACP hav^,
for a move, agalnat the ma _
ment of the- ^larolina Theater
in Durham which they say ia
their first Mep in preparation
See DURHAM, 2-A
)^WS BRIEFS
ifban Renewal to be Aired Sunday
JUNIOR SCIENCE
SYMI^OSIUM
Four outstanding science stu
dents from Hillside and Merrick-
Mpore high school will t^e
tiart ih the Junior Science
SjTOpoisum to be held at Duke
St>iVerait(r March 15 through
Mar«di 17.
The students are Mary Mit-
chtll 'and Nathaniel White, Jr.,
tof inilside, and Charles Evans
aad David Williams of Merrick-
Moore.
Th« symposium is made up of
outstanding hi^h school science
students in this area. They are
cho^n for participation on the
1b«8ls of their scholastic achieve
ment.
(Bijilslde’s and Merrick-Moore’s
^(Merits are being taken to the
event by Mrs. Marth^ S. Dooms,
silence teacher at Hillside.
ncc BAND AT LAKEVIEW
iCtldOL SUNDAY
The North Carolina College
t>and will be presented in a
concert at Lakeview elementary
school on Sunday afternoon at
five O’clock. The concert will
ba held in the school’s c^f-
terium. —
CIHL SCOUT TROOP PRE
SENTS PROGRAM COMME
MORATING 60TH ANNIVER-
•Ahv
Intermediate Girl Scout Troop
45 presented a brirf program at
the Spaulding school PTA meet
ing Tuesday night in observance
of the organization’s 50th an
niversary.
Members from the troop,
Vonsored by the school, conduct-
^ by the school, conducted de
votions, sang girl scout songs
•nd discussed the anniversary.
See IRIEFS, 2-A
Medic Rips Son
Of Patient Witii
Hunting Knife
GASTONIA — A 44-year-old
white Gaatonia doctor, who is
pledged to save lives, has been
accused of taking a life here
last Saturday.
Dr. Harry Riddle, prominent
physician, was held without
bond Saturday after, police said
he stabbed a 27-year-old Negro
to death witti a 10 inch hunting
knife.
Victim of the killing \ was
Leonard Patton, a veterinarian’s
assistant. The incident occurred
Friday night at the home of
Patton’s motiier.
According to Gaston County
police, the physician and Patton
had exchanged words over U»e
telephone when Patton asked
the doctor to come over to his
home to treat his mother who
was ill with the flu.
Police quoted the doctor as
saying Patton called him at his
home, and that he told the man
that he was busy but that he
would see Patton's mother later
in the evening.
About 40 minutes later, Riddle
told police, Patton called again
and used abusive language be
cause the doctor had not arrived.
Tha physiclai^ told police he
grew more an^ qiora angry after
the second call and grated a
huntii^ k^e and went to Pat-
toi}’a 'mother’a .hQoxf where, he
4ein^d9d an tynolof^ from Pat-
too. •
acfo^ OM MidoineiL Hie otttetn
said 'Hitton fan acroas i bed
got uii an4 ran through
the houaa pursued by the doctor.
Patton flhally collapsed from
loss of blood and Dr. Riddle
took him to a hospital where
Bn'CTiergency operation wsenan-
wccessful. , 1
' tPollc* /«ald tha incident] ^as
witnessed Patfoil’s sick
mother, two sitters-in-law and
a neigUbor.
Rid^a appeared for arraign-
Sea KILLS, 2-A
Wm€m
VOLUME 38 No. 11
DURHAM, N. C, SATUIUMY. MARCH 17, 1962
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3 NEGRO BANK ROBBERS CAUGHT
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A. Browii Grabs Contest Lead
Rev. love Makes
191IV
jRev. Barnes 2nd
Tabulation of thi; vot^ cast
In this week’s biOotlng In the
Carolina 'FlMes 'Ministers Popu
larity Contast at ..noon Wednea-
day re.veals several surptiM and
new entries Into the race which
trip to oermud* as tba saoon^l
prite aad a airplana round
trip to Naw Yoitk as tba third
priza. Noo'fwtflis nrlaners wlAl
Mgatw St'Mt
!f
Rev. Lassiter,
Mrs. Markham
Are Mourned
Durham area residents this
week mourned the deaths of:
The Rev. C. L. Laraister,
veteran Baptist minister of New
Hope Baptist Church, of Cha
tham County, who died op Sun
day, March 11.
The Rev. Lassiter was burled,
on Wednesday, March 14 follow
ing funeral'services at the New
Hope Baptist Church of Cha
tham. The Reverends A. T.
Smith, L. W. Reid, J. H. Jones,
T. Van Rhoa and J. A. Stewart,
Rev. Stewart delivered the
officated. Rev. Stewart deliver
ed the eulogy.
The deceased was a native of
Wake County. He was bom in
1660, son of tlM late Amons
and Elyiser Lanister.
Rev. Lassister was active in
the work of the New Hope Bap
tist Assocfation. He jerv^. as
moderator of the • Ministers and
Deacons Union for 23 years. He
was also a long-time member
of the Masons.
Rev. Lassister is survived by
See MOURNED, 2-A
ROBBERY SCENE AND
VICTIM ,— Tha abova irtctuia
shows tha front view of tka
Loan Association in Graani-
Jobless Trki, i
Caught Hours
After Hold-up
GREENSBORO — Three Job
less men held up a savings and
loan firm here early Thursday
morning, took approximately
$900 while leaving behind more
than $2,000 and Were captured
See MOLD-UP, 2^A
boro wliieh was roMtad of
mora that $tOO last waak. In
sat shews Albart Wabb, axacu-
was wounded in ^ hand dur
ing tha hold-up. Tha hold-up
man sinoa hava baan appra-
Ten Edenton Youths Fined For
Sit4ns; Decision Is Appealed
EDENTON — A 30-day su
spended term and flna* of $25
aach ware bandad tan youths
who ware aetiva In integra
tion movamants hara, Tuesday
in Raeofder's Court.
Charged with trespawing
whila attempting a sit-in da-
monalratlsn at Mitchner's
Durg Stora here, tha eases
were appealed to Chowan
County Superior Couit for a
having sohedulad April 2.
Conviotad were Calvin Hol
ley, Haaal Morning, Allen
Long, i%omas Johnson, John
. Coston, Joiaph Boycs, James
See EDENTON, 2-A
MRS. MARKHAM
Two famlllM which occupied
^artmanta in a duplex at 701
1m St. were left hmneless
this week fellowiag a fire laal
Saturday wUah dsatieyad lha
frame dwelling. '
Tajlor Appeals
Notice of appeal has been en
tered in the case of Herman t,.
Taylor, prominent Raleigh at
torney who late last 2«ar. w**
convicted in U. S. Middle Di
strict Court in Green4>oro of
failing to file income tax returns
and for reporting non taxable
income for one year.
Taylor w«a ccmvfcted b y
Federal Judge Edwin M. Stanley
and given a two-j^r susp«ided
term and ordered to pay the fine
and dvil tax liabilities and in-
See TAYLOR, 2-A
OFF TO NEW YORK —.ThU
group of High School
students ara among soma 190
studmts from tha Dnrkam area
to converge on New York to
attend tha annual convention
o f the Columbia Scholastie
Press Assn. held at Columbia
University this week. Hillside
High School students attend
ing include Cheryl Smith,
Loretta JUmstrong. BrMida
Thompson, mctoria Joyaar.
Jane Sampten. Oayle May.
Jeanette Walker, Di^ Jolui'-
ston. Jewelle Merritt, Gloria
Snipes, Ina Fletcher, Charles
Clinton, Johnny Holmes.
Arthur Spews and advlMrs
Nafhanlel Tumor and Miss
Flora Snij^. From Whitted
JK High are Joyce Grant and
Julia Redding and advisor
H. H. Coleman. Attending
from Merri^-Moore High are
Mrs. A. B. Cobb and Mrs. H.
S. Hdman, advisors and Batty
Regm. Sadie Allen, Ana
Savia, Patricia Zvaas, Belly
Tabron. Vandora Tabron, Sara
Franklin, Hera Reddish,
Thomas Lipscomb,- Earl Hin
ton,. ChariM Paya. Theodora
McLaurin and Stanley Me-
' Corinick. From Littla River
High School are Mrs. Edna
Swann adl Mrs..Eloisa HUl-
iard, advisors, and Gayle
Mack, Vivian Parrish. MomUo
Havrla, Thelma Laatfer&
Haaal Pryor. Willie Outlaw,
Franklia Riley, and Unda
BuUeck. Photo by Purefoy
Man Pumps Six
Bullets Into
Raleigh Bellhop
RiAUSIOH — A ZS-ytpr-old
bellhop was shot to death In
an elievlitor he was operating at
the •Carolina Hotel bare early
Wedaesday.
Garfield Boyd o^ Raleigh, died
at Wake Memohal Hospital
some two hours after he was
■hot six timaa while he operated
the elevator between floors.
Arrested as he ran out of the
hotel entrance and'charged with
murder was Stephen Lewis
Reed, a-ai-year-oid white male.
Polibe said he admitted the
•hooting.
Police also reported that a
young man, who was later
Ideatifled aa Beed, liad been to
the police station a few hours
before and aaid he wanted to
take out ■ warrant for some
bellhops l^e fald hyd beaten him
Police said the man appeared
to have been drinking and was
incoherent. They said he was
advised to return to his hotel
rocm and get some sleep, then
decide if he whnted to take out
warrants, .
‘ZiS'iS‘Israel Prepares “Red
a For Winner
A rad eaipet walceme Irom
the stale of Israel the
winner of TIMES Ml»-
Istars’ pmiaUstty ewitaati
X IMM> iiM «be Uraali
•e'l
vancement made hgr ReV. J. A.
Browa of Durlwm whp came
from flfth i^pe. last week to
nose out Rev, Johnny W. BiimM
for first place. OtiieC speiitunilfr
gain jKBs, that, of Ber. Eiltu JL.
t«ove. of 0^eenal|)ero whoi ad
vened from 2iHh pjace tp fOurtli
potltloa. f •, ‘ j
Tha ballotiag this we^ w«s
mudi Heavier tlian last week
\dth tabulatori in i}>e TimM
office lieing forced io work.ovei'
time to prepare the atasding pi
contestants by ' prase time
Several of the mlnUteira have
received votea. from irierida and
supporters from far 9way, as.
Kansaa, City, Kansis. >
Already there fre rumors of
darkhorse entering iha race
and l>ecoming a contend
er for one of the three prizes if
not the Grand priM wh'idi is
the free airplane round trip to
the Holy Land. • •
The Contest Manager wi^h^s
to advise that a cr^t of 5,000
points will be given for the lrst
nomination blank for a minister’s
name entered, into .the contest.
Credits of 1,000 points each after
nomination will be given for
each regular ballot dipped from
a copy of the Carolina Times
that has t>een filled In with the
name of your favorite minister.
You may vote for ^ minister as
many times ai you choose.
15,000 points will t>e given
iOT each Bonus Ballot or one-
year subscription, to the Caro
lina Times in behalf of a min-
istw during tite first' period.
The same number of points
wUl be given for. old subserip-
tioos that are renewe.d duripg
contest as for new ones,
ife numtier of points lor sut>-
scriptiona for more tiian one year
may be seen In -Uie advertise
ment of the contest appearing
in your copy of the Carolina
Timesff on pege i-B.'
-The relative standing of con
testants for this we^k ii 4*
follows:
Rev. J. A. Brown’ ’ ”
Duriiam .: i86,900
Rev. Joimny W, Ekiraes
Durham 432,000
Rev. W, L; WlUiims
'Weldoa 490,000
Rev. Edgar -D.- Love
Gr^naisoro 488,900
Rev, C. R. White
Durham 1—i--.—' 4®4,000
Rev. M.'C. 8wan>,
Durham 4*4,000
Sev. W. R. Fourth
Sef MUNISTIU. 2-A
the #iaaer enjoy Um trip ie
Am M#ly Land.
/*.. I MmU deem II • privilege
to see to It ttmt all necessary
InfbtmeUo* and eoartecies are
vWMl* h In; said
f Zeev 4(. Dovm*/^ Israeli cen-
•id.
Dovir' alae sent along a
perffe^ ef bookieta and ether
Uterattire eoatabihig Infema-
Uen ea Israel te be turned
over to the winner of the trip.
YOUNO
Future of Negro
Press Foretold
By J-G's Young
When fotal racial integration
ctimes, - thereiqr eliminating the
need for. Negro newspapers as
we know them today, they will
survive as lion-raclal Journals
serving communit/ interests.
’nils .|s the opinion of lliomaa
W- Ypunf, counsel Jfor i»d gen
eral manner of "The Journal
and Giddis'’ ^lorfolk. Young
expresiMI this view as a mem
ber of a papel for the obsw-
yance of National Negro. News
paper Week' at NoMh Carolina
College'Monday.
’ The' otAilr speaker, Louis E.
Au^in, publisher bf “'n»e Cmz^
olina Ttniaa” . of , Durham told
the audieaff tiMit.tiie nature Qf
Hegrb iiiwgAliwa' aiuf of Ihi
See PUTURI, 2-A